Ruth 1:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?”
Ruth 1:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 1:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 1:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?””
Ruth 1:21 — World English Bible
Ruth 1:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I went out full, and Jehovah hath brought me home again empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? ”
Ruth 1:21 — American Standard Version
Ruth 1:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I went out full, and empty hath Jehovah brought me back, why do ye call me Naomi, and Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath done evil to me?'”
Ruth 1:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 1:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I went out full, and Jehovah has brought me home again empty. Why do ye call me Naomi, seeing Jehovah has brought me low, and the Almighty has afflicted me? ”
Ruth 1:21 — Darby Translation
Ruth 1:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I went out full, and the Lord hath caused me to returne emptie: why call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath humbled me, and the Almightie hath brought me vnto aduersitie?”
Ruth 1:21 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 1:21 in Context — Ruth 1
19 So they two went until they came to Beth–lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth–lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
21 I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth–lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
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What Does Ruth 1:21 Mean?
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